FreddieB Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 How do you get your strings to have a very low action? I've tried adjusting my bridge to touching the bridge, but the strings still have some high action to it. So how do you guys do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 You also have to adjust the neck by putting more torque? to the neckbolt? n nap - nichtlineareaudioproduktionen www.loktownstudio.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundcrafter Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 What you want to do is adjust the relief. go here: http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html it's really helpful. The neck bolt pan talks about I would guess is the truss rod. I have really high action as well, despite the bridge being really low..I just hafta find the right hex wrench. "If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. Unless you are a table." -Mitch Hedberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanSanX Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Can anyone tell me how to adjust the action at the bridge? My action is about medium, and i wanna make it alittle lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Lyons Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Set screws on the saddle should allow for the adjustment. Of course with this you'll have to re-intonate your bass, which in itself is fun. \m/ Timothy Lyons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFLA Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Originally posted by Timothy Lyons: Set screws on the saddle should allow for the adjustment. Of course with this you'll have to re-intonate your bass, which in itself is fun.Oh yeah...got a strobe tuner I can borrow?? It's a fine balance between action and neck relief. I like to have a pro make those kind of adjustments, if possible. It's not impossible, just trying....and maybe worth the $$$ if you've not done it before! JBFLA Jim Confirmed RoscoeHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Lyons Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Originally posted by JBFLA: Originally posted by Timothy Lyons: Set screws on the saddle should allow for the adjustment. Of course with this you'll have to re-intonate your bass, which in itself is fun.Oh yeah...got a strobe tuner I can borrow?? It's a fine balance between action and neck relief. I like to have a pro make those kind of adjustments, if possible. It's not impossible, just trying....and maybe worth the $$$ if you've not done it before! JBFLAI personally have five guitars and basses to maintain and two saxes. Unless I perform my own maintainence, my regular quarterly setups would put me in the poor-house. \m/ Timothy Lyons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Lyons Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 ^ Which is why I spend $150 on a great rackmount tuner. \m/ Timothy Lyons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_dont_fret Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 I took mine to a pro...the action was that of an upright, with the saddles as low as possible. It needed neck readjustment, and the nut filed down. This guy did everything...for about $40. Really cool...I do most of it myself, but I'm not messing with the neck or the nut. Don't want to mess things up worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davich Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 You can still reach bass player archive page - gear section. This sites are truly useful to me. Bass Player Archive Spec guide by Scott Shiraki will provide you some information. If you want to have extensive reading for setup, you can still buy books. I can recommend Guitar Player Repair guide by Dan Erlewine. We can find at google by guitar/bass setup as keyword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Originally posted by patrick_dont_fret: I took mine to a pro...the action was that of an upright, with the saddles as low as possible. It needed neck readjustment, and the nut filed down. This guy did everything...for about $40. Really cool...I do most of it myself, but I'm not messing with the neck or the nut. Don't want to mess things up worse.What Pat said. Spend the dough, let a pro do it, and tell him what you want. It will be money well spent. "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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